Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Denmark
Denmark: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 36.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Denmark, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 36.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Denmark peaked at 36.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 39th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.9% | — |
| 1965 | 10.0% | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 11.1% | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 18.1% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | +34.9% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 11.1% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 16.8% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 24.5% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Denmark?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Denmark was 36.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Denmark ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary